List of awards and nominations received by Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly has performed in many guises including: as a solo act; as the leader of various bands – the Paul Kelly Band, Paul Kelly and the Dots, Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, Paul Kelly and the Messengers, Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions, and Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys; and as a member of the related projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five.^[1][2][11] He has also performed or composed award-winning or nominated songs with other artists including Christine Anu, Uncle Bill, Kev Carmody and Archie Roach.^[1][2][11] The category for which he has received most nominations is Best Male Artist, or its equivalent as Male Vocalist of the Year (Country Music) or Male Rock Performer, with a total of 14 nominations resulting in four wins.

The Australian of the Year Awards were established in 1960, in celebration Australia Day (26 January), to give proper recognition to a leading citizen, whose contribution to the nation's culture, economy, sciences or arts was particularly outstanding.^[12] The recipient is determined by the National Australia Day Council from the State winners.^[13] Kelly was a Victorian State Finalist for the 2012 Australian of the Year Award.^[14]

These awards have been presented by the ARIA since 1987. Paul Kelly has won 17 ARIA Awards from at least 61 nominations, including his first win in 1988 for the 'Best Video' award for "To Her Door", which was written by Kelly and performed by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls.^[3][4] His success has been across categories, being successful five times in 'Best Adult Contemporary Album', three times in the 'Best Male Artist' and three times in the 'Best Original Soundtrack' categories.^[15] Kelly has been nominated for 'Best Male Artist' eighteen times including a run of eight years in a row 1995 to 2002 winning in 1997, 1998 and 2017.^[15] Kelly was also inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1997 alongside Bee Gees and Graeme Bell.^[8][9] In 2019 he became the first artist to be nominated in three genre categories for three different releases – he won two of those awards.^[16] Further genre-hopping occurred in 2020 with a win for Best Jazz Album.^[17]

These awards were established by APRA in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers, and to recognise their songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually. Paul Kelly has won two APRA Awards out of four nominations.^{[28][29][30][31]} The songs "To Her Door" and "Treaty", written or co-written by Kelly,^[3][4][5][6] were also voted in the Top 30 Best Australian songs of all time in 2001 by a panel of 100 music industry personalities.^[7]

At the 2011 APRA Music Awards Kelly was honoured with the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.^[32]

These awards are presented annually by APRA in conjunction with Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and films scores and soundtracks. Paul Kelly has won one award from four nominations.^[42][43]

Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.^[45]

These annual awards have been presented by CMAA since 1973,^[46] to "encourage, promote and recognise excellence in Australian country music recording."^[47] Paul Kelly has won six Country Music Awards from twelve nominations.^[48][49][50]

The Environmental Music Prize is a quest to find a theme song to inspire action on climate and conservation. It commenced in 2022.^[56]

The Mo Awards are the annual Australian entertainment industry awards, and recognise achievements by performers in live entertainment in Australia since 1975.^[58] The award categories are reviewed and in 2008 were: Musical Theatre, Opera, Classical, Comedy, Country and Variety.^[58] In 1989 and 1990, they included a Rock category, Paul Kelly won four Mo Awards, twice as Male Rock Performer and twice as leader of Paul Kelly and the Messengers to win the Rock Group award.^[59][60]

The Helpmann Awards recognise achievements in live performance in Australia. In 2015, Kelly received the JC Williamson Award, the LPA's highest honour, for their life's work in live performance^[61]

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. The commenced in 2005. (awards 2005-2012 are unknown).^[64][65]

The Order of Australia was established on 14 February 1975 to honour Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service.

These annual awards are presented by the Victorian Country Music Association. Paul Kelly won three awards for the 2000 album Smoke or one of its tracks "Until Death Do Them Part", all recorded by Paul Kelly with Uncle Bill.^[68]

In August 2022, the City of Adelaide renamed a laneway in the city centre off Flinders Street Paul Kelly Lane. Previously named Pilgrim Lane after the adjacent Pilgrim Uniting Church, the lane is now called Paul Kelly Lane. It is the fourth such renaming after musicians associated with the city, the others being Sia Furler, No Fixed Address, and Cold Chisel.^[69]

• Paul Kelly discography – includes sales certifications